Psychology at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Northwestern State University of Louisiana stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447. In 2021, 94 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from NSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

NSU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

NSU does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

NSU Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how NSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at NSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	371
	751
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	764

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in psychology from NSU. This makes it the #678 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at NSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

NSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 94 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from NSU. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

NSU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from NSU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NSU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	94
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	2

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	570	$86,630
Psychologists	190	$76,510

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.